Artie Burns gets injury scare at Wednesday practice

When the news first broke that Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Artie Burns had injured his knee at practice Wednesday we all got a little nervous. Any time there’s a non-contact knee injury there’s a little panic.

But according to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport, there was no ligament damage everyone could take a sigh of relief.

The Steelers are squaring off against the Jacksonville Jaguars this week and they need all hands and knees on deck. Burns has been up and down this season in coverage and has as many good moments as bad. The Jaguars don’t have a great passing attack but that doesn’t minimize his value this week.

There’s been no official word on the extent of Burns’ injury. If by some chance the injury is more significant that would push Cam Sutton into a starting spot. The talented rookie has played well in limited action this season after coming off of the IR.